Peru: Soldier in the Saddle "We are building for our children. There will be difficulties, there will be problems. But our revolution cannot stop." So said Peruvian President Juan Velasco Alvarado in October 1968 after he and his fellow generals ousted the civilian government of President Fernando Belaunde Terry.
Rabbit in the Hat. The revolution's avowed purpose of creating no less than "a new Peruvian, one of dignity and responsibility" was a tall order. Peru was long overdue for a social overhaul. Only three years ago, giant foreign concerns and a few rich Peruvian families still...
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